James Gunn Is Not Letting Troll Outrage Drive Decisions at DC Studios

As the mud settles from final week’s DC Studios shakeups, between Henry Cavill being accomplished as Superman and Wonder Woman 3 not transferring forward, new co-chair and co-CEO James Gunn as soon as once more took to Twitter and Instagram to deal with the web’s rumor mill of hypothesis.

“One of the things Peter & I were aware of when we took the job as heads of DC Studios was a certain minority of people online that could be, well, uproarious & unkind, to say the least,” he wrote within the assertion, calling out the emboldened trolls who’ve riled themselves into a brand new motion within the hopes of getting the brand new DC to buckle. “Our choices for the DCU are based upon what we believe is best for the story & best for the DC characters who have been around for nearly 85 years. Perhaps these choices are great, perhaps not, but they are made with sincere hearts & integrity & always with the story in mind. No one loves to be harassed or called names—but, to be frank, we’ve been through significantly worse. Disrespectful outcry will never, ever affect our actions.”

The new period at DC live-action and animation goals to be unbothered and unafraid of reactions to massive selections on the subject of the comedian e-book universes which are at the moment being re-tooled. Gunn continued, “We were aware there would be a period of turbulence when we took this gig, & we knew we would sometimes have to make difficult & not-so-obvious choices, especially in the wake of the fractious nature of what came before us. But this means little to us in comparison to our jobs as artists & custodians in helping to create a wide & wonderful future for DC.”

Gunn additionally confirmed that Blue Beetle will nonetheless be launched whereas additionally tackling the rumors relating to the properties he had prior involvement in, like The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker. He clarified, “I keep seeing posts with this untrue theory. We’re not recasting everyone except The Suicide Squad.” Which, nice however we’re nonetheless holding out for yet another Margot Robbie Harley Quinn story with Poison Ivy—not less than. Seeing who’s secure or gone will proceed into the brand new 12 months.

Stay tuned for extra DC Studios updates as they’re damaged or tweeted out.

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